Sorption Heat Pump Systems
Reference Number
EP/V011316/1
Title
Sorption Heat Pump Systems
Status
Completed
Energy Categories
Energy Efficiency(Residential and commercial)
Renewable Energy Sources(Other Renewables)
Renewable Energy Sources(Other Renewables)
Research Types
Basic and strategic applied research
Science and Technology Fields
PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Chemistry)
PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Metallurgy and Materials)
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering)
PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Metallurgy and Materials)
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering)
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation
Not Cross-cutting
Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Policy and regulation)
Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Technology acceptance)
Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Policy and regulation)
Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Technology acceptance)
Principal Investigator
Professor RE Critoph
School of Engineering
University of Warwick
School of Engineering
University of Warwick
Award Type
Standard
Funding Source
EPSRC
Start Date
01 June 2020
End Date
31 August 2023
Duration
39 months
Total Grant Value
£303,551
Industrial Sectors
Energy
Region
West Midlands
Programme
Energy : Energy
Investigators
Principal Investigator
Professor RE Critoph, School of Engineering, University of Warwick
Other Investigator
Dr G S F Shire, School of Engineering, University of Warwick
Dr Z Tamainot-Telto, School of Engineering, University of Warwick
Dr Z Tamainot-Telto, School of Engineering, University of Warwick
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Objectives
Abstract
The aim of the research, in accordance with Mission Innovation Challenge #7 (Affordable heating and cooling of buildings) is to investigate and develop low cost heat-powered heat pumps based on sorption technology. The MI #7 Technology Assessment Document (TAD) expert report on sorption heat pumps identified 10 Action Areas. This proposal addresses three of them: Ammonia-salt resorption domestic heat pump, Novel cycles for cooling, Heat transformer based on ammonia-salt resorption, however, our emphasis is on the first area.The technical challenges relate to development of low-cost compact reactor/heat exchangers (sorption reactors) in which ammonia refrigerant is rapidly adsorbed or desorbed by chemical salts with heat output or input respectively. Our objectives are both a) Fundamental:- understanding/characterising reaction equilibrium and kinetics, material stability, corrosion and b) Applied:- optimising, designing, constructing and laboratory testing of an ammonia-salt heat pump using the developed reactors. Additionally, these outputs will enable us to investigate how these new heating and cooling technologies can be implemented in the UK, identify what potential savings can be achieved, the approach required to deliver them and to identify potential routes to implementation and policy implications
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23/11/21
